He was born in Bilbao in 1994 to a Ghanaian father and a Liberian mother, but grew up mainly in Pamplona.

It was while he was playing youth football with local side CD Pamplona in 2012 when he was first spotted by Athletic Bilbao, and joined their youth academy aged 18.

He rose through the ranks before making his debut in a 1-0 loss to Cordoba in December 2014.

He netted his first goal on February 19 of the following year, starting and contributing to a 2-2 draw at Torino in the Europa League, with this goal making him the first black player to score for the club.

Williams has gone on to score 24 goals in 111 games for Athletic Bilbao and made his international bow in May 2016, replacing fellow debutant Marco Asensio in a 3-1 friendly win over Bosnia-Herzegovina.

He predominantly featured as a forward in the youth ranks but due to Aritz Aduriz’s evergreen spell up front in Bilbao, Williams has largely played on the right wing for the senior side.

He has all the skills to go to the top – he’s quick, has great vision and creativity, and isn’t afraid of hard work.

But his strike rate should come under some scrutiny.

For someone who sees himself as a striker in the long term, he needs to improve his scoring record, with just eight goals from 49 appearances in all competitions for Athletic last season.

His shot accuracy of 59 per cent and pass accuracy of 68 per cent suggests he perhaps has a problem with the end product.

Indeed in La Liga last season, he needed an average of 13.4 shots to score – his team-mate Aduriz required just 5.25.

How much will he cost?

WILLIAMS has a buyout clause of £43.7million and, given how much Athletic Bilbao rate him, it’s likely that’s the only price they’d be willing to sell for.

That might seem a lot for a someone with just one cap but another player at the European Under-21 Championships, Jordan Pickford, joined Everton on Thursday for a fee that could reach £30m, and he is yet to feature for England.